Americans went
15-5 to finish second in the WFL Central Division and qualified for the
postseason. Won Second Round playoff over The Hawaiians (22-19) & WFL
Championship, aka World Bowl, over Florida Blazers (22-21).

Aftermath:

Jenkins jumped
to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL in 1975 and continued to be productive. He
caught 38 passes for 767 yards (20.2 avg.) and 6 TDs in ’75. It was the first
of nine NFL seasons, all with the Falcons, until 1983, when he left the team to
enter drug treatment. He excelled in Atlanta’s fine passing game with his speed
and leaping ability, garnering Pro Bowl honors in 1980 and ’81 and consensus
first-team All-NFL recognition in 1981. With the Falcons, Jenkins had 360 pass
receptions for 6267 yards (17.4 avg.) and 40 touchdowns.

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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories: